Overwhelmed

Yesterday, my mom had eye surgery at 8 a.m. and I went with her to the hospital. The procedure was supposed to take about an hour and a half, but it took several. The surgery went fine, but she had a bad reaction to the medication, probably the pain killer they gave her, and we didn’t leave the hospital until about 4 p.m.

I stayed at Mom’s house and will probably be here until dinnertime on Friday.

While I was waiting for Mom at the hospital, I wrote up the knitted pants pattern and the top-down raglan cardigan. I know I got the math wrong on the cardigan, though, so you’re going to have to wait on that until I can figure out what I got wrong. I ended up with 20 extra stitches in the pattern. I’ve made this sweater twice and have two more examples on the needles, so it shouldn’t be too difficult, I just need the time.

The pants are correct math-wise, but I have to measure the gauges before I publish them. I hope to get at least one of the patterns up today, but between the 3 deadlines on my real estate sections and my mom’s needs, I may not get to it until Saturday after my reporting duties.

Thank you for understanding.

About Pam MacKenzie

Pam MacKenzie grew up in a real estate family. Her parents were real estate brokers and office managers, and she herself was a licensed agent in the 1970s. But early on, Pam discovered she'd much rather write about the industry than sell. Now in her eighth year as the real estate editor at the Courier News, Pam believes she has the best job at the paper. In this blog, she's on a mission to empower readers to give them a strong understanding of anything and everything that can impact their ability to own a home. And she believes passionately that when you understand the real estate industry in New Jersey, you understand so much more: the education system, economic and racial bias, the way politics works or doesn't work and ecology, to name a few. She invites everybody to leave lots of comments, even when they disagree with her.

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Pam explores local knitting groups and yarn shops, critiques patterns and shares her wisdom on techniques for improving your craft.

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Pam MacKenzie
Our real estate editor, Pam MacKenzie, expresses her creative side in this blog about knitting. Pam learned to knit at age 6, when her friend’s mother made Pam’s doll a dress, and Pam wanted to make more. Her mother wanted her to learn how to sew in high school, but she was afraid of the sewing machines, cutting fabric the wrong way, and the potential that sewing would have for bringing down her grade-point average. Every year, she managed to find a course conflict to avoid sewing classes. But the day after high school graduation, she took her graduation money to a fabric store, bought a kit to make a sweater, taught herself to read patterns and never looked back. These days, she knits a prayer shawl every month, along with sweaters, tote bags, gift bags and other goodies. She also designs many of her projects. Read More About PamE-mail Pam